I saw some pompoms on Pinterest the other day and it reminded me to make some with my boys (and my niece and nephew). They all l-o-v-e-d it! I had fun too. Reminded me of making them with my Mum when I was little!

I’m sure there are a gazillion pompom tutorials out there…and you can probably make them in your sleep…but if you need a quick reminder, here’s how:

HOW-TO

You will need
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// Scrap card
// Wool
// Scissors

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1. You need to cut two cardboard ‘doughnuts’. Ours measured about 8cm in diameter but you can experiment with different sizes. Needless to say the bigger the doughnut the bigger the pompom. Put the doughnuts together and start winding the wool around them (we were lacking in patience that day so we wrapped four stands of wool at a time!).

2. Keep going.

3. Keep going…you can switch color if you want ^_^

4. Keep going!

5. Pop your scissors between the two pieces of cardboard and cut all the way around the edge.

6. Be careful at this point…don’t let it fall apart.

7. Cut a long strand of wool and put it between the two pieces of cardboard. Tie in a knot and pull tight. Knot again.

These are super cute!
I really love your blog; your photography is awesome!
I love making pompoms, and I have one tip that makes it a bit easier! Before you start winding the yarn around the disks, cut slits all the way through one side to make a “C” shape. This way you can wind the yarn around without having to thread it through the hole. Does that make sense? Then, if you are lucky, you can pull off the cardboard later and use it again!

My cat who passed away a couple of years ago loved playing with pom poms. She was very particular on the texture of the material and the density though so it was was difficult finding the kind she liked at stores. Not being very crafty I never thought of making pom poms before. I didn’t realize they were this easy. I will have to try to make some for my newly adopted cats.

Hi
Cute pom poms!
Have you any ideas on how much wool you need to make one / how many pom poms you can get from one ball of wool?
Thought I’d put a couple of ‘packs’ together for my children when we go on holiday.
Thanks, Davina